Meteora

This is a very strong cd by a group that is one of a kind. I first heard of this cd when I was stationed in California and have been listening to it ever since. In my opinion this cd expressed deep emotions and creativity that are in each of the members of the group in a very artistic and exciting way. Some of the songs that I really feel are fun and grow each listen are "somewhere I belong", "breaking the habit", "easier to run", and "lying from you". One of my coworkers who happens to be an exciting and interesting person gave me a copy of this cd that they downloaded and I am sure grateful they did. This is definitely an album that is worth your time and will grow on you each listen.

Foreword - 13 sec. total crap.
Don't Stay - 9/10 This is like, and awsome song.
Somewhere I Belong - 9/10 Confuser. The "keyboard" you hear is sampling. A Great song.
Lying from You - 10/10 Really heavy song but the second best
Hit the Floor - 10/10 Heavy, too. Third favorite.
Easier to Run - 7/10 Gets a little boring after a while.
Faint - 10/10 The best song on Meteora. Firts LP song I ever heard, too.
Figure.09 - 7/10 Boring after a while, too.
Breaking the Habit - 8/10 A softer song.
From the Inside - 8/10 Boring after a while.
Nobody's Listening - 4/10 I just don't like this song.
Session - Instrumental
Numb - 10/10 REALLY GOOD!!

Linkin Park took all the best elements of numerous rap-rockers (Rage Against The Machine, Korn, Limp Biscuit) and stripped out the stuff they didn't like. The result was the slick and powerful Hybrid Theory, massive, fast fame and gigs with Ozzfest. It also meant that they had to make an attempt at recreating in a year what they'd spent a life making on the debut. The resulting "Meteora" shows the band following the same roadmap, but with more confidence.

The band delivers songs just as the debut would make you hungry for, specifically, "Numb." They also take those conventions and experiment, like the backwards guitar that opens "Somewhere I Belong," or the jazzy flute that underscores "Nobody's Listening." "Hit The Floor" is danceable hair metal with a screaming hook. It's easy to see that Linkin Park was already hungry to move past the limitations of the genre.

What is really astonishing is, when reading the liner notes, was how much of this album was recorded on the road/tour bus between Ozzfest stops. "Faint" was a happy accident that could only happen in that environment, a track that got its speed double and then Lp deciding that it was better that way. Chester still screams like the anger is real, and Mike Shinoda was feeling his oats in the sampling department (like the flute in "Nobody's Listening"). It made "Meteora" a better album than "Hybrid Theory" and just a touch behind the subdued Minutes to Midnight.

This album was hot again from linkin park, they did a great job on this album i liked all their albums exept minutes to midnight but this was hot this was a real hard rock album with great emotional effort to it to great album.

Hybrid Theory was not a bad album by any means, but this album is somehow even better! These guys put rap, rock, and metal togther to make some awesome music! This one is a little better than Hybrid Theory, but way better than Minutes to Midnight.